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Laurie Anderson at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts tickets on sale today

David Hudnall — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 07:07:22 -0500

I drive past what will soon officially be the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts on my way to work every day. It's a constant motion of trucks and hard hats and dust and concrete outside that place all day long.…

A shit-ton of free Christmas mp3s from Sharon Jones, Magnetic Fields, Superchunk, the Raveonettes, more

David Hudnall — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 10:00:32 -0600

Are you sick of the same old Christmas music every year? I am not, at all!…

Are you a geek? Do you drink? Do you want to be a quizmaster?

David Hudnall — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 14:58:56 -0500

Starting October 27, a weekly pub quiz called Geeks Who Drink will be setting up shop at Raglan Road in the P&L every Wednesday at 8 p.m. A new trivia night in town, eh?…

Kid Congo Powers in Lawrence on Sunday

Elke Mermis — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 06:07:05 -0500

Kid Congo Powers has an impressive history in notoriously weird bands: the Gun Club, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, and the Cramps. It follows that his new group, Kid Congo Powers & the Pink Monkey Birds, follows in the great bizarre ones' footsteps.…

Local bands you should follow on Twitter

David Hudnall — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:17:11 -0500

Are you still all anti-Twitter because you think it's a bunch of self-absorbed dorks writing about what they had for breakfast? Wake up, fool! Twitter is super useful and time-saving.…

Get the new Band of Horses on the cheap, Besnard Lakes added to BOH Uptown date

David Hudnall — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:20:26 -0500

Today, and today only, Amazon is giving Infinite Arms away for just $3.99. Download it here.

In other Band of Horses news, the Besnard Lakes have been added to the BOH show at the Uptown on October 14.…

Auternus needs a bassist

David Hudnall — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:11:36 -0500

"Auternus is a mostly instrumental band whose main influences include ISIS, Red Sparowes, Mogwai, Russian Circles, etc. If you are not familiar with these bands and their overall sound, we respectfully ask that you not apply. We are looking for an experienced bass player who has the desire to pursue this type of music and a positive attitude that can fully commit to this project, as well as their own gear with which to do so."